It’s almost that time of the year…that time when we consume endless wings, chips and dip, and watch lots (and lots) of football.<\/p>\n
As we eagerly anticipate the Super Bowl, make sure you’re up to speed with the NFL. First things first, you should know that\u00a0the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons\u00a0are playing to win the championship. But if you’re still unsure of typical football jargon, we’ve got you covered.<\/p>\n
Below are key football terms you might hear referees and\/or your friends mention this Sunday. So either keep this list handy or study up — because it’s time to keep track of those touchdowns.<\/p>\n
Turnover on downs.<\/strong>\u00a0A turnover on downs occurs when the offense fails to get a first down and forfeits possession of the ball to the other team.<\/p>\n Three and out.<\/strong>\u00a0A \u201cthree-and-out\u201d is when there’s a turnover on downs without the offense gaining a single first down.<\/p>\n 3rd and 8.<\/strong>\u00a0This means it\u2019s third down with eight yards to go to the first down line. The first number indicates which down it is, and the second number tells how many yards until the next first down.<\/p>\n DB.<\/strong>\u00a0DB stands for defensive back. Safeties and cornerbacks are all considered DBs.<\/p>\n O-line, D-line.<\/strong>\u00a0O-line is the offensive line, and D-line is the defensive line. If you\u2019re not sure who they are, just remember that these are the biggest guys on the field.<\/p>\n The Box.<\/strong>\u00a0The Box is an imaginary area on the defensive side of the field around 5 yards deep of the offensive line. A defense will \u201cstack the box\u201d in anticipation of a run play.<\/p>\n Backfield.<\/strong>\u00a0The backfield is the space immediately behind the offensive line. This is where the quarterback (QB) awaits the ball. The running back (RB) is also in the backfield with the QB, and a fullback (FB) might be as well. An \u201cempty backfield\u201d is when the quarterback is the only person standing in the backfield.<\/p>\n Blitz.<\/strong>\u00a0A blitz is when the defense sends additional players with the D-line to sack the quarterback.<\/p>\n Reversing the field.<\/strong>\u00a0A ball carrier \u201creverses the field\u201d when he is running one direction and then cuts back to run the other way.<\/p>\n Under Center.<\/strong>\u00a0The QB is \u201cunder center\u201d when he is directly behind the center. You\u2019ll notice this is happening when two of the players are standing uncomfortably close to each other.<\/p>\n Fair Catch.<\/strong>\u00a0A punt returner can call a fair catch; if he does, that means the play is dead at the spot he catches the punt.<\/p>\n 2-minute drill.<\/strong>\u00a0This is when the offense has two minutes, or less, to work with, so the rate of play is faster as they’re rushing to score in under two minutes.<\/p>\n Point after Touchdown (PAT).<\/strong>\u00a0A touchdown is worth six points, and the team has the option to kick a field goal or run another play (go for two). A successful field goal is worth one point and scoring on another play counts as two points.<\/p>\n Pick six.<\/strong>\u00a0An interception, or a pick, is when the defense catches the ball. A pick six is when the defensive player intercepts the pass and runs it back for a touchdown.<\/p>\n xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"It's almost that time of the year...that time when we consume endless wings, chips and ...","author":575967,"featured_media":98145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[261,260],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/03094514\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-02-at-5.43.01-PM-660x400.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/03094514\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-02-at-5.43.01-PM.jpg","formated_date":"February 3, 2017","category_name":"Life","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113832\/entertainment.svg","author_name":"","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#73efe9","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98113"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/575967"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}